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[–] [email protected] 50 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Watch: Parents react to CCTV footage of their children being abused at Whitefield School

Are we seriously doing reaction videos now?

[–] [email protected] 134 points 6 days ago (7 children)

I once met a wealth manager for a billionaire whose entire job was to donate money as effectively as possible, focusing on infrastructure and education projects in Central and South America. She explained that the challenges are often unexpected.

For example, most smaller local organizations struggle to absorb large sums of money efficiently. Take, for instance, a group that builds homes for those in need. A sudden donation of millions of dollars can be too difficult to manage efficiently. So they try to be mindful of local needs, build trust, and build long-term partnerships.

So, why not just support many small communities? Well, a billion dollars could fund a thousand 1 million$ projects. That’s why this billionaire hired multiple wealth managers just to handle donations. That chat changed my perspective on how difficult it can be to give away large amounts of money.

Still, I’d rather them pay fair taxes.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I started crying

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

A people elected government has a mandate to protect its people. Its real frightening to see that instead it announces adopt the worst business practises of private economy.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“I’m totally unsurprised, like almost all climate scientists, that we are shooting past it at a rapid clip."

Articles on climate change already highlight the most optimistic scenarios. And even those are too scary for some people to accept